The AHA urges doctors to begin screening and treating patients who are still in their 30s, well before the risks of a heart attack and stroke are higher.

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Eleven medical organizations advised changes to preventive cardiac care that it says could markedly reduce heart attacks and ...

Follow-up scans at the end of the study revealed that the two-day oat diet was the most effective in lowering cholesterol, ...

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At the end of the study, those taking the drug had 21% lower LDL cholesterol levels than those taking a placebo. They also ...

Being told that you have elevated cholesterol can feel like a letdown on an otherwise good bill of health. But you aren’t alone—according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ...

The latest cholesterol guidelines include three new screening tests: coronary artery calcium, lipoprotein (a), and ...